Phrase guide

palm wine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any alcoholic drink produced from the sap of palm trees; toddy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sagueir, sagwire, sagoweer

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A genre of popular music most closely associated with mid-20th-century Sierra Leone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: palm wine guitar

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southeast Ijo: wúru (Akaha) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Akan: nsafufu — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Arabic: لاقبي — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Balinese: tuak — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Belarusian: тодзі (tódzi) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Biseni: iru — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Burmese: ထန်းရည် (htan:rany) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Chinese Cantonese: 棕櫚酒 /棕榈酒 — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Czech: palmové víno — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Defaka: ilo — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Degema: uḍí — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Dhivehi: ރުކުރާ (rukurā) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Dutch: palmwijn — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Ega: alolú — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Engenni: uḍi — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Epie: uḍi — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Epie: iḍi — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Esperanto: palmvino — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Esperanto: palmovino — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Finnish: palmuviini — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • French: vin de palme — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • German: Palmwein — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Hausa: bammi — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Hindi: ताड़ी (tāṛī) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Ibani: iru — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Igbo: m̀manya — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Igbo: manya — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Indonesian: tuak — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Irish: leann pailme — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Izon: wúrú — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Izon: wuru — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Japanese: 椰子酒 (yashizake) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Kannada: ಹೆಂಡ (heṇḍa) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Kazakh: тодди (toddi) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Khmer: ទឹកត្នោតជូរ (tɨk tnaot cuu) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Khmer: ស្រាទឹកត្នោត (sraa tɨk tnaot) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Kirike: iruú — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Korean: 야자술 (yajasul) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Latvian: palmu vīns — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Malay: tuak — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Malayalam: കള്ള് (kaḷḷŭ) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Maranao: gohang — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Minangkabau: tuak — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Ngamo: bâmmi — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Nupe: muge — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Okodia: oru — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Russian: па́льмовое вино́ (pálʹmovoje vinó) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Sinhalese: රා (rā) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Swedish: palmvin — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Tagalog: tuba — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Tamil: கள்ளு (kaḷḷu) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Tamil: கள் (kaḷ) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Telugu: కల్లు (kallu) — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Ternate: lahan — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • West Makian: nawi — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Yoruba: ẹmu — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Yoruba: ògùrọ̀ — alcoholic beverage made from palm
  • Yoruba: isà — alcoholic beverage made from palm